the goal should be having 4* or better starting at every position with the occasional exception like Julian Love. Ideally, we have a 5* at every level of the defense. Everyone who's followed recruiting knows that what's consistently missing are elite WR, RB and defensive recruits. However, there are sixteen 4* players which means 16 guys with that should be able to contribute and have substantial pro potential. It's an mediocre class. Not great. Not disastrous.

" It's an mediocre class. Not great. Not disastrous."


Is that contrary to saying it's our lowest ranked class since 2012?

That doesn't mean it's a disaster, it's just the lowest ranked, using one of the metrics.

No kidding... during the late 80s/early 90s - we would get 4 or so on the first team (offense and defense combined) and another 4-5 on the second team.

That would be around 8 or so.

No other college would get more than 2-3.